Inflation

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How the Federal Reserve Sets Interest Rates Economy

How the Federal Reserve Sets Interest Rates

The Federal Reserve steers the U.S. economy by adjusting the federal funds rate through FOMC meetings, open market operations, and key policy tools —...

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Housing in Spain: Historic Record with a 12.7% Increase Living & Furniture

Housing in Spain: Historic Record with a 12.7% Increase

The price of free-market housing in Spain closed 2025 with its largest increase since 2007, a 12.7% year-on-year rise, and BBVA Research experts predi...

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Hormuz Paralyzed: Oil Tops $100 as Global Crisis Deepens Economy

Hormuz Paralyzed: Oil Tops $100 as Global Crisis Deepens

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz since late February 2026, sending Brent crude above $100 a barrel and triggerin...

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Hormuz Stranglehold: Oil Crisis Shakes the World Economy Economy

Hormuz Stranglehold: Oil Crisis Shakes the World Economy

The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz since a US-Israel military campaign against Iran began has sent Brent crude above $100 a barrel, paralyz...

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Poland to Lead EU GDP Growth: 3.5% in 2026 Economy

Poland to Lead EU GDP Growth: 3.5% in 2026

The Polish economy is accelerating to 3.5% GDP growth in 2026, placing it at the top of the EU among large countries. This is driven by domestic deman...

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Spain Activates Economic Shield in Response to Gulf Crisis Economy

Spain Activates Economic Shield in Response to Gulf Crisis

The government of Pedro Sánchez plans to approve a package of fiscal and labor measures on March 17 to contain rising gasoline and electricity prices...

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US Spring 2026: Rates Tick Up, Affordability Hits 4-Year High Living & Furniture

US Spring 2026: Rates Tick Up, Affordability Hits 4-Year High

Mortgage rates edged up to 6.11% in mid-March 2026, yet housing affordability reached its best level since March 2022 as slowing price growth and risi...

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France Adopts 2026 Budget Despite Two No-Confidence Votes Economy

France Adopts 2026 Budget Despite Two No-Confidence Votes

The French Parliament definitively adopted the 2026 budget on February 2nd, after rejecting two motions of no confidence. The public deficit is projec...

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Iran War Sends Global Aviation Into Chaos Economy

Iran War Sends Global Aviation Into Chaos

The US-Israeli military campaign against Iran has shuttered airspace across the Middle East, rerouting or cancelling tens of thousands of flights, spi...

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Europe's Property Market Rebounds as Investors Return Living & Furniture

Europe's Property Market Rebounds as Investors Return

European real estate is entering a new investment cycle in spring 2026, with rental prices growing 3–5% annually, investor volumes rising, and living...

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Oil Tops $100 as Iran Shuts the World's Oil Chokepoint Economy

Oil Tops $100 as Iran Shuts the World's Oil Chokepoint

Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz has sent Brent crude surging past $100 a barrel, triggering the IEA's largest-ever emergency reserve release of...

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Housing Crisis: Spanish Property Prices Soar 12.7% in 2025 Living & Furniture

Housing Crisis: Spanish Property Prices Soar 12.7% in 2025

The price of free-market housing in Spain skyrocketed by 12.7% in 2025, the largest annual increase since 2007, according to the INE. A structural def...

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